Endonovo Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Sam Awad to its scientific advisory board. Dr. Samir S. Awad has worked for Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC since 2000. He has served as the Operative Care Line executive, chief of general surgery, and medical director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the MEDVAMC. Dr. Awad's areas of specialty include surgical oncology, abdominal wall reconstruction and acute care surgery, as well as minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures. He is a member of the Association for Academic Surgeons, the Society of University Surgeons, the American College of Surgeons, the Surgical Infection Society, and the Society for Critical Care Medicine.